Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111892840 - Van Den Bergh Foods Company

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 111892840

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 09/17/1993

Site Address:
Van Den Bergh Foods Company
1400 Waterloo Rd.
Stockton, CA 95205

Mailing Address:
P.O.Box 90200, Stockton, CA 95208

Union Status: Union

SIC:2033

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/18/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/25/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361409089

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170354468

Event: 09/07/1993

Employee severs fingertips caught between drum and conveyor

At approximately 6:30 a.m. on September 7, 1993, Employee #1, a laborer, was hand-pulling drums of tomato paste in the Evaporation Department. The drums move on a nonpowered roller conveyor. While Employee #1 was applying a weight label to a drum, the backing sheet of the pressure-sensitive label dropped. Employee #1 attempted to retrieve the fallen piece of backing with her left hand while she continued to pull the drum along with her right hand. In so doing, the fingertips of her left hand were caught between the bottom of the moving drum and one of the conveyor rollers, resulting in the loss of the tips of her third and fourth fingers. She was hospitalized and released the same day.

Keywords: SEVERED, FINGER, DRUM, ROLLER CONVEYOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111892840			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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